Music of the Mountains Where to be and what to see: Aaron Mitchell

LISTEN: When Aaron Mitchell was 15, he went on a family vacation to Mexico. While browsing around a marketplace, he happened to spot an old, cheap guitar and told his father how much he wanted it. His dad let him get the guitar, and he immediately started teaching himself how to play it so that he could write his own songs.When he was young, he mostly listened to alternative and punk, and country music was always in the background for him. After he moved to Chicago, though, he started listening to folk artists such as Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, and Townes Van Zant, becoming obsessed with classic country. He also cites Bob Dylan as an influence, getting into classic songwriters and later finding John Prine as an inspiration.Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the showThank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact:Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at [email protected] Hickman, multimedia producer, at [email protected] Lammers, podcast host, at [email protected] inquiries: [email protected] to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online.Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website.Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.earListen and watch on YouTube today.Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout.Thank you for listening!